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SARASOTA — Ryan McMahon showed why Louisville coach Rick Pitino sees him as a point guard and Mitch Arimura showed a packed house at Cardinal Mooney what they’ve been missing. Their efforts were good enough to spark the host Cougars to a 64-61 triumph over Calvary Christian in a Class ...Read more

BRADENTON — Host Saint Stephen’s locked up a state semifinal berth with a 6-2 victory over Calvary Christian in the Class A, Region 2 final at the Moore Athletic Complex at Turner Fields. There was an early shock for the boisterous Saint Stephen’s (15-1-4) crowd as Calvary took a 1-0 ...Read more

PALMETTO — East Bay got a tough draw for its first appearance in a boys soccer region semifinal. The Indians had to travel to Palmetto, where the Tigers make an almost annual trek this deep into the postseason. The difference in comfort level was obvious, at least early. Palmetto controlled ...Read more

BRADENTON — Seminole nearly forced overtime against Lakewood Ranch but their unbeaten foe denied the Warhawks. Delaney Riggins’ goal with 5:21 remaining, off of a feed from Maria Miller, gave the Mustangs a 1-0 victory in the Class 4A-Region 3 final. The game was delayed by one day because of ...Read more

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Kaitlyn Wolfe doesn't lead Lakewood Ranch in any particular category, but she is among the top players in goals and assists and provides leadership for a relatively young team.The forward got Lakewood Ranch (18-1-2) started with its first goal, assisted on the next and set the tone ...Read more

At Bayshore in Bradenton Bayshore 39, Palm Harbor University 6 First it was PHU's bus that caused a 30-minute delay. Then once the game began, the sprinkler system suddenly caused another brief delay. All that did was give fans a breather after they watched the host Bruins run rampant. The ...Read more

Class 4A Dragons run out of firepower late LAKEWOOD RANCH — Corey Hanewich pounded a first-pitch home run to start the game. Sarah Burnett's RBI single off another first pitch added a precious insurance run later. That type of aggression was key Tuesday night in Lakewood Ranch's 4-2 victory over ...Read more

BRADENTON — The momentum shifted, while the lead vanished. That's when Bradenton Christian's Liz Capps and Maria DeKuiper kicked it up a notch. The duo combined for all of the Panthers' fourth-quarter points, holding off Seffner Christian 66-56 in Tuesday's Class A region semifinal. DeKuiper netted a career-high 36 points, ...Read more

BRADENTON — National championship high school games are coming to Bradenton. Beginning this summer, tournaments featuring football, lacrosse, boys and girls golf, and boys and girl tennis will be played at IMG Academies, which has teamed with the National High School Coaches Association to create the first official High School ...Read more

BRADENTON — Stuck in a scoreless tie with visiting Cambridge Christian, Bradenton Christian blocked a pair of second-quarter punts to pull away.Cambridge had a chance to seize momentum when it setup on the Panthers' 41-yard line on its first possession of the second quarter. Three runs lost yardage and the ...Read more